MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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